He has developed most of his professional career in the public sector, in managerial positions in the ICT and innovation promotion areas. Among others, that of General Manager of INTECO (2009-2012).
In 2014 he founded a technology consulting company through which he provides professional services.
Since 2015 he has chaired the Digital Society Committee of the Spanish Institute of Engineering.
I've been working at ITACyL, as Information & Communication Technology Manager, for nearly 15 years. This job demands to be up to date in techonologies that could boost the agricultural and farming sector of the region, and it requires to solve different problems, derived from the broad scenario both in terms of internal and external clients, and compliant with security regulations.
Telecommunications Engineer from the University of Valladolid and Director of Security from the General Gutierrez Mellado University Institute. Since 2014, Cerealto Siro Foods has led the creation of the Comprehensive Security area and since 2020, as Director of Digital Transformation, integrates the Systems and Infrastructures, Application Development and Comprehensive Security areas (IT/OT Cybersecurity, Physical and GDPR)
Fernando de la Mata has more than 20 years of experience working in security in the financial sector. He has held different positions, such as global head of security operations, CISO of BBVA USA, and currently global head of cybersecurity. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering and an Executive MBA from IE.
Commander of the Guardia Civil. Graduate in Law and Degree in Business Administration and Management. He also holds a Master's Degree in Security, a Master's Degree in Urban Planning and Real Estate Management, a Master's Degree in Risk Prevention, a Military Diploma and a Master's Degree in Management and Direction of ICT Systems and Information Security.
Among other courses in the professional field, he has been awarded the title of Senior Specialist in Judicial Police or Senior Information Specialist, as well as other national and international courses at the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Police College, Europol, FBI, or the International Atomic Energy Organisation.
He has developed his professional career in different areas of security as head of the Guardia Civil at the Reina Sofia International Airport, the General Staff of the Deputy Operational Directorate, and the Central Operational Unit of the Judicial Police, until he joined the Secretariat of State for Security, where he is currently the Director of the National Centre for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure-CNPIC, of the Secretariat of State for Security.
In the CNPIC he has been responsible for the coordination of the different Working Groups for the elaboration of the Strategic Sectorial Plans, of those sectors declared as strategic by Spain, and included in the Law 8/2011 on Critical Infrastructure Protection, as well as one of those responsible for the implementation of the National PIC System, among other tasks.
More than 20 years of experience in IT and security and in team management in large multinationals in the logistics sector with experience in complex, international and multicultural environments. The last 10 years focused on the world of information security and cybersecurity, as CISO of Técnicas Reunidas and currently as CISO of IBERIA L.A.E. since 2019.
Telecommunications PhD and Certified CISO with more than 20 years of experience in Information Security. I have an excellent combination of strategy, high-level management and operational security skills developed in multicultural international environments. Expert in analyzing and providing safe and profitable services in complex and high value business environments.
Since May, 2018, as the Global CISO of Naturgy, I´ve been leading the global transformation project of the Group's Cybersecurity function, directing the company's human talent towards the culture of Cyber-resilience and Cybersecurity by Design, implementing the best risk models, policies, processes solutions and systems, and enabling digital transformation of the Company.
For the previous four years (2014 to 2018) I was responsible for the corporate global Infrastructure, Operations, Development and Maintenance (as Head of Global Infrastructure and Application Management). That includes the responsibility of all the DevOps transformation, LEAN and ITIL implementations, IT project portfolio management, and optimization of all the maintenance services for Naturgy applications (more than 700 apps).
Until 2014, I worked in the GasNatural Group, Union Fenosa and several Consulting firms like E&Y and CagGemini. In those years, i´ve been involved in great IT implementations, spin-offs, carve-outs and transformation initiatives, and also in important Productivity plans, implementing several efficiency projects for the Corporate and IT functions in many Energy and Utilities companies.